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As of close of business last night, nLIGHT Inc’s stock clocked out at $8.81, down -1.12% from its previous closing price of $8.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. LASR stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.57.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LASR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.48 and its Current Ratio is at 5.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 03, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.50.
On November 28, 2023, The Benchmark Company Upgraded its rating to Speculative Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $17.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on November 28, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $15 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’25 when Corso Joseph John sold 4,182 shares for $8.18 per share. The transaction valued at 34,209 led to the insider holds 131,956 shares of the business.
Corso Joseph John sold 2,500 shares of LASR for $23,100 on Mar 03 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 136,138 shares after completing the transaction at $9.24 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Keeney Scott H, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 53,511 shares for $8.17 each. As a result, the insider received 437,185 and left with 1,267,927 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LASR now has a Market Capitalization of 431963136 and an Enterprise Value of 343398944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.73 whereas that against EBITDA is -7.849.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LASR is 2.17, which has changed by -0.29008865 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $14.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LASR traded 429.61K shares on average per day over the past three months and 584820 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 48.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.40M. Insiders hold about 5.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.43% stake in the company. Shares short for LASR as of 1740700800 were 1304586 with a Short Ratio of 3.04, compared to 1738281600 on 1234115. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1304586 and a Short% of Float of 3.11.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 8.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.15, with high estimates of -$0.09 and low estimates of -$0.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.34 and -$0.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.53. EPS for the following year is -$0.32, with 7.0 analysts recommending between -$0.07 and -$0.49.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 8 analysts expect revenue to total $47.76M. It ranges from a high estimate of $48.43M to a low estimate of $47M. As of the current estimate, nLIGHT Inc’s year-ago sales were $44.53MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $50.8M. There is a high estimate of $52.22M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $49.4M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LASR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $215.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $203.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $210.81M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $198.55MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $232.81M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $236.24M and the low estimate is $226.7M.
